Khaotic and Scrappy take the mic on the NXT Awards stage at Coca-Cola Roxy. Screenshot: Shorty Roc / The Khaliseum
Most people go to an awards show to watch. Khaotic (@Khaotic305) and Scrappy (@ReallilScrappy) went to recruit. Midway through the 2nd Annual NXT Awards on Sunday, October 25, 2026, the two hosts grabbed the mic and told the room they're looking for new ladies to join the cast of Pick A Side, their show on @Nowthats_TV. Shorty Roc (@ShortyRocNYC) and the @thekhaliseum staff were on the stage floor when it happened.
A Casting Call in Front of a Packed House
The @thenxtawards ceremony filled @cocacolaroxy at The Battery Atlanta. With the crowd already on its feet, the pair brought the call straight to the people. "I want you up here so we can recruit," one of them told the audience, before pushing the whole building to make some noise. It wasn't a quick promo plug. It was an open invitation in a room full of people who live for this culture.
What Pick A Side Is About
Pick A Side grew out of the heartbreak both men talked through on Love & Hip Hop. It premiered on Now That's TV in April 2024, airing Wednesdays at 7 PM, Baller Alert reported. On the Baller Alert Show, the duo said they built the format around competition and drama while keeping creative control, after years of watching reality TV twist their stories. The NXT Awards stage was a natural spot to open the door again. The ceremony is powered by Now That's TV, the streaming network Teleau Belton launched in 2021, according to the event's press release.
Scrappy in 2007. Photo: Gamerscore Blog / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
The Khaliseum Had Every Angle
Shorty Roc and the crew, including @diamondpmc, stayed locked in from the stage to the backstage circle that formed after the announcement. They caught the call, the reaction and the conversations that followed. If you want the rest of the night, read our coverage of Tia Kemp hosting and Ralo's tribute.
Why It Matters
Independent TV is built in rooms like this one, where the people who might end up on screen are already in the crowd. The next Pick A Side cast could come straight out of Atlanta, and The Khaliseum was there when the search went public. Salute to Shorty Roc and the team for turning a red-carpet night into real news.
From Our Cameras
Scrappy and Khaotic working the crowd from the NXT Awards stage.
Cameras locked on the stage during the announcement.
A Khaliseum Network staffer watching from the side of the stage.
The circle backstage after the casting call.
Backstage at Coca-Cola Roxy as the night kept moving.
Screenshot: Shorty Roc / The Khaliseum
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